Live at Hammersmith (The Darkness album)

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Live at Hammersmith
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Live album by
Released15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
Recorded10 December 2017
VenueHammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith, London
Genre
Length75:50
Label
The Darkness chronology
Pinewood Smile
(2017)
Live at Hammersmith
(2018)
Easter Is Cancelled
(2019)

Live at Hammersmith is a live album by the British hard rock band The Darkness. The album was released on 15 June 2018 and is the first live album the band has released.

Contents

Background

The album and the track listing was announced on 25 April 2018. [1] The album is a live recording of the full setlist from the band's performance at the Eventim Apollo in London in December 2017, with mastering done by band member Dan Hawkins. People who pre-ordered the album instantly received the promo-singles ‘Buccaneers of Hispaniola’ and 'I Believe in a Thing Called Love'. It was released on 15 June later that year on CD, Vinyl and Cassette.

Track listing

Track listing taken from Spotify [2]

No.TitleLength
1."Open Fire"4:02
2."Love is Only a Feeling"4:16
3."Southern Trains"3:23
4."Black Shuck"3:50
5."One Way Ticket"4:32
6."Givin' Up"3:43
7."All the Pretty Girls"3:16
8."Barbarian"4:18
9."Buccaneers of Hispaniola"4:02
10."Friday Night"2:58
11."Makin' Out"3:38
12."Every Inch of You"3:19
13."Solid Gold"4:39
14."Stuck in a Rut"4:32
15."Get Your Hands off My Woman"3:45
16."Growing on Me"3:56
17."Japanese Prisoner of Love"4:32
18."Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"4:51
19."I Believe in a Thing Called Love"4:18
Total length:75:50

Personnel

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References

  1. "Pre-Order The Darkness Live at Hammersmith". 25 April 2018.
  2. Live at Hammersmith on Amazon, 15 June 2018